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Transforming into vi from arcane

Okay if you've seen my previous post you'll know I'm trying to feel more healthy I've started by drinking a decent amount of water now I want to start working out I'm basically coming up with these health improvements based off the NHS website which says you should do 60 minutes of physical exercise a day (recommendation for able bodies people) I walk to and from sixth form 4 days a week and that's 60 minutes which leaves me three days where I want to try be more active. I want to do weight training because I'd like to gain a bit of muscle I know this is partly due to diet as well which I also want to make some changes to at some point but I'm trying to develop one habit at a time to make them stick so here are the workout plans for each of the three days:

Upper body:

Curls 4 sets of 12-15

Row things I know what I mean but I don't remember the name 4 sets of 12-15

Standing skull crushers 4 sets of 20-25

Push press 4 sets of 12-15

Push ups 4 sets of 25 to 30

Abs and core:

Leg raises 4 sets of 50

Bicycles 4 sets of 50

Toe touches 4 sets of 50

Planks 4 sets 30 secs

Lower body:

DB squats 4 sets of 8-10

Narrow stance DB squats 4 sets of 8-10

RDLs 4 sets of 10 to 12

Split squats 4 sets of 8 to 12

I'm going to start with the lowest weights I can find until I can do the maximum number of reps and then work my way up to heavier weights will keep you all updated

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health changes to make

ever since my first depressive episode I've picked up some bad health habits, the same thing happened with self care and now that I've gotten to the point where I'm pretty good at that I want to try improving my physical health, so I'm going to make a list so I can keep track of everything I want to do:

-starting off pretty basic I want to drink 8 glasses of water a day, I've started doing this habit and I'm already feeling so much better physically

-then I'm going to start trying to get 60 minutes of exercise a day, I'm gonna say that my walk to college counts towards this so thats already 4 days a week where I get my 60 minutes which just leaves 3 days where I'm either going to go on a run with a friend or workout at home or at the gym depending on how much time I have

-I want to try and improve is my diet this is something I'll have to be extra careful with as I have struggled with an unhealthy relationship with food in the past so I'm going to split this section up into a number of gradual changes

first of all I want to reduce the amount of super processed food that I eat I can physically feel how when I eat mainly super processed food I feel pretty sluggish so I think reducing the amount of super processed I eat will definitely make me feel better

Next I want to include more fruit and veg in my diet, I'm autistic so in order for me too feel comfortable eating a variety of fruit/veg I'm also going to need to drown the food in sauce but thats probably healthier than not eating vegetables at all

-after that I also want to try out some vitamins, minerals and supplements

Thats everything that I can think off right now, im going to right down my motivation as well

-improved mental wellbeing

-feel safer in my body

-stop feeling mildly ill all the time

-look more attractive

update 1: okay so I have now gotten into the habit of drinking water regularly the next habit to develop is getting exercise. The things I want to improve so I can feel healthier are flexibility and cardiovascular strength

Update 2: so I know I said I wanted to get better at cardio but I want muscles more so I'm going to do weight training instead I haven't started yet but I made a playlist and I have workout plans for at home and at the gym so I just need to get started first workout on Saturday since I'll be doing my brisk walking until then

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Got exams coming up...

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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One day I'm going to go to a party without having a panic attack before hand, but apparently not today

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4 consecutive months of uti's and now thrush, can't wait to find out what happens in month 6

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Contacted the consultant that prescribed me birth control because I've felt really fatigued since I started taking it and want to try switching to progesterone only and he told me that it isn't a known side effect of the pill which I get no side effects of the pill are super well documented but I've read a lot of stuff that says fatigue is a side effect and the fatigue started within a day or two of starting taking the pill so I really think I should switch pills

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I have to get better I have to get better I have to get better I don't want him to leave me

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Thanks to everyone whose already filled it out

questionnaire

so for a school project I'm researching the impact of self harm online communities on users mental health. It's 5 questions, 4 single choice and one open ended question. Obviously it mentions self harm but nothing in depth or detailed and of course completely anonymous so if your comfortable with it and feel like pressing some buttons feel free to fill out the questionnaire: how do self harm online communities affect users mental health (jotform.com)

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questionnaire

so for a school project I'm researching the impact of self harm online communities on users mental health. It's 5 questions, 4 single choice and one open ended question. Obviously it mentions self harm but nothing in depth or detailed and of course completely anonymous so if your comfortable with it and feel like pressing some buttons feel free to fill out the questionnaire: how do self harm online communities affect users mental health (jotform.com)

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hi, so first of all you don't have to answer this if you don't want to, but I could use some help because I have a UTI and want to prevent it in the future but don't exactly know how. This is the second one in like three months and it really sucks, if you have any tips on how to stop it that would be so awesome if not that's cool too thank you so much

Well I actually just got my results back from the doctor and there's blood and white blood cells in my urine but their having trouble finding any actual bacteria so I don't know if my personal experience has helped but I've done a lot of excessive googling recently so here's what I've red about

1. D-mannose and cranberry juice seem to be very popular and have plenty of studies showing they reduce the risk of uti's

2. A lot of the official information focuses on hygiene practices wiping front to back, peeing before and after sex, peeing when you need to and drinking enough water

3. See a healthcare provider for support, UTIs are very treatable and no big deal unless you leave an infection then you could end up with all kinds of issues, best practice is to always ask your doctor if you can, for help. But obviously that can be hard for some people because of cost, having a bad doctor or medical anxiety

Hope this helps

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Person who's completely mentally exhausted and just needs a minute to recover: if I accept help now I'll just wind up getting into the habit of people doing things for me and I'll become a burden it's better for everyone if I push myself to the point of complete burnout

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Decided to finally seek medical attention and check if this really is an infection and not something else like PID or IC

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ok wait, reblog if you’ve cried at least once because of math, doesn’t matter which grade i’m trying to prove something 

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Fourth UTI in four months shouldn't have stopped taking d mannose as a preventative measure I want to die

Third UTI in three months if anyone looks at this blog it's gonna look like it's dedicated to uti's at this point but it's not my bladder just hates me. I'm gonna get some d-mannose because I really don't want to take more antibiotics and I also have to pick up my birth control gotta love being AFAB

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I love d-mannose this stuff is a lifesaver

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Third UTI in three months if anyone looks at this blog it's gonna look like it's dedicated to uti's at this point but it's not my bladder just hates me. I'm gonna get some d-mannose because I really don't want to take more antibiotics and I also have to pick up my birth control gotta love being AFAB

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As soon as I made the appointment my symptoms resolved themselves I've cancelled the appointment at least now I know how to make an appointment with the pharmacy to save time

Nooo I think I have a UTI again for the second month in a row